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O’Loughlin

O'Loughlin in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 1,267 people named O'Loughlin in Ireland, about 0.029% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 663rd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 626 men and 639 women. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)

Counties with O'Loughlin in Ireland

Clare was O'Loughlin country: 48.7% of them (617 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (224), Galway (100), Limerick (80) and Tipperary (30).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

O'Loughlin average age in 1911

The average O'Loughlin in 1911 was 30.2 years old, 30.5 for men and 29.8 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.

O'Loughlin literacy in 1911

Of the O'Loughlins whose literacy was recorded, 76.6% could both read and write, 2.9% could read but not write, and 20.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.7% reading and writing against 75.6% of women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.

O'Loughlin common first names

The most common male names were John (108), Patrick, Michael, Thomas and James; the same five names that topped the list nationally. For women it was Mary (105), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Kate and Catherine.

O'Loughlin occupations in 1911

The most common entry on an O'Loughlin's census form was "Scholar"; 22.1% (280) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15%), general labourer (4.3%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (3.2%) and farm labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 18.7% of all O'Loughlins, followed by general labourers, retail & commerce and domestic service.

What religion is O'Loughlin?

O'Loughlins were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.7% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.7%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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O'Loughlin statistics (1911)

Number: 1,267
Rank: 663
Average Age: 30

O'Loughlin in the USA (2020)

Number: 3,217
Rank: 9,651

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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McLoughlin
6675 people in 1911
Loughlin
1820 people in 1911

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